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When, if ever, is the right time to go to war?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does the experience of modern warfare differ from that of our predecessors? How does ever-evolving technology change military strategy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s it like to leave for war, and what\u2019s it like to come back and attempt to re-acclimate to society? Or be left behind as a family member?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the types of questions Jennifer Kling, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Legal Studies, and Max Shulman, Associate Professor of Theatre and Director of the Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, hope to explore with the upcoming program \u201cTo the Battlefield and Back Again: Conversations on War, Trauma, and Life After Service.\u201d By having community-focused guided discussions, Kling and Shulman aim to open up conversations around difficult topics with a variety of perspectives and individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA big part of what we\u2019re doing is to just spark dialogue,\u201d Kling said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of their “Dialogues on the Experience of War” initiative, the free program is two years in the making and will comprise of facilitated discussions between active service members, veterans, civilians and anyone else who would like to participate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s open to active duty, it\u2019s open to veterans, it\u2019s open to members of military families, and it\u2019s also open to civilians,\u201d said Kling. \u201cEverybody gets to have a say because it affects everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The discussions will cover three topics surrounding war: \u201cGoing to War,\u201d \u201cThe Modern Battlefield\u201d and \u201cHome Front\u201d and will take place over six months. They\u2019ll be held from 6-8 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, beginning in October. Participants are asked to choose one topic and discussion group to stick with for the duration of the program, and will be given materials such as readings and podcasts to review and prepare for the dialogues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGoing to War\u201d will focus on the philosophies surrounding the decision to go to war and the issues that accompany that decision. \u201cThe Modern Battlefield\u201d concerns how war is constantly changing and the effects of technology on how war is waged and the contrast between generations of warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWars are now fought in cities. They\u2019re fought alongside autonomous weapon systems. They\u2019re fought in a big bunker in Nevada with drones, where you drive to work, fly a drone, and then drive home to your family,\u201d Kling explained, \u201cwhich is very different than being deployed for months of time in battlefields of France.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third discussion group \u201cHome Front\u201d will focus on the experiences of coming back and reintegrating into society along with the perspectives of the family members who stay behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program will also serve as a way to bring community members together as the poems and plays based on war, like Sophocles\u2019 \u201cAjax\u201d and \u201cElliot, a Soldier\u2019s Fugue\u201d by Quiara Alegr\u00eda Hudes, will be read by local actors, including UCCS students and alumni, at the Ent Center for the Arts. Additionally, the trained facilitators will be a mix of UCCS graduate students, alumni, and members of the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the discussions, a limited-edition podcast of the dialogues will be created and released on Spotify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a public repository of people\u2019s stories in their own words,\u201d said Kling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kling and Shulman are seeking participants for the program, for which registration is required but there is no cost to attend. If you’re interested, you can sign up on the program site<\/a> or email Kling, Shulman or Lauren Rock, the program assistant, with questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kling notes the program won’t necessarily provide immediate solutions, but hopes the discussions will help open up conversations and show people that there are like-minded others who may not agree with them but are willing to sit and have these dialogues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ultimate goal is to just have these conversations,” said Kling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s not meant to be an end, but it\u2019s meant to be a start.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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